Optimising indoor environmental quality: Development of a benchmarking tool for valuing performance in office buildings

IF 7.1 1区工程技术 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Building and Environment Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112120

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Abstract

A novel benchmarking tool, the Building Office Benchmark (BOB) tool, has been developed to evaluate the economic benefit of increased work performance by upgrading the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in office buildings. Utilising post occupancy evaluations in Danish and Greenlandic office buildings (26 buildings in Denmark and 22 buildings in Greenland comprising a total of 153 offices), a database comprising registration of building properties, measurements of IEQ parameters and occupant responses has been established. This may be used not only to benchmark the indoor environment in office buildings but also to identify suboptimal conditions and, based on this, quantify the economic benefits of indoor environment upgrades.

Informed by literature review findings, the tool's IEQ domains and weightings of different IEQ domains and parameters align with existing certification schemes. The tool may be used to outline the economic advantages of IEQ improvements, presented straightforwardly to building owners and tenants. Overall, the tool presents a framework for assessing and improving IEQ in office environments.

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优化室内环境质量：开发用于评估办公楼性能的基准工具

我们开发了一种新颖的基准工具--办公楼基准（BOB）工具，用于评估通过提升办公楼的室内环境质量（IEQ）来提高工作绩效的经济效益。通过对丹麦和格陵兰的办公建筑（丹麦的 26 座建筑和格陵兰的 22 座建筑，共 153 间办公室）进行入住后评估，建立了一个包括建筑属性登记、IEQ 参数测量和入住者反应的数据库。该数据库不仅可用于确定办公楼室内环境的基准，还可用于识别次优条件，并在此基础上量化室内环境升级的经济效益。根据文献综述结果，该工具的 IEQ 领域以及不同 IEQ 领域和参数的权重与现有认证计划一致。该工具可用于概述改善室内环境质量的经济优势，并直接介绍给建筑物业主和租户。总之，该工具为评估和改善办公环境的 IEQ 提供了一个框架。

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Building and Environment 工程技术-工程：环境

CiteScore

12.50

自引率

23.00%

发文量

1130

审稿时长

27 days

期刊介绍： Building and Environment, an international journal, is dedicated to publishing original research papers, comprehensive review articles, editorials, and short communications in the fields of building science, urban physics, and human interaction with the indoor and outdoor built environment. The journal emphasizes innovative technologies and knowledge verified through measurement and analysis. It covers environmental performance across various spatial scales, from cities and communities to buildings and systems, fostering collaborative, multi-disciplinary research with broader significance.